kb... why don't you just call us or come down for a visit.. or send me a
personal email..
and please call us by our correct acronym.. you got to many Ss and not
enough Vs LOL

For what it's worth.. we have reached our normal saturation level of new
students during the winter months so we will be closing to new memberships
this year unless you already hold a glider rating.

"We want dollars so we can maintain our equipment, which we do on a shoe
string budget... but compare our charges to the membership to any other club
or commercial operation and you will find that our costs are below many
clubs".

- No "cost to join" other than 1 yrs dues up front. No "capital contribution
fee" that you will find at other clubs.
- Able to reduce your next years Dues by up to 50% for just 1 day volunteer
work a month.
- Pay for what you fly, not a flat rate even if you never fly.
- Cheap tow fee

1. as with any normal club, approximately 30% of the entire membership is
"active",
2. Instructors are regularly available almost year round, how ever most do
take the summer off or a few weekends during the summer to fly their own
equipment. We do not take students in late spring and summer because other
than learning to thermal, the air is too rough to learn to stay on tow.
Winter is our training months. Summer is cross country time.

Please email me direct (remove the usual in the email address) if you would
like answers, or question some naysayers.. every club has them, especially
those we have asked to leave the club for their irresponsible flying or
their poor financial management.

I'll put my name here... who are you?
Bill
President, LVVSA

wrote in message
oups.com...
Trying to answer some questions for out-of-state friends and looking
for past and present LVSSA member's actual experiences getting their
licenses and access to gliders with this group in Jean NV.

Aside from their home page skinny and the usual spiel from officers who
want your $$ -

1. How many (active) members actualy fly their 4 gliders?

2. What months are the instructors regularly available and when are
they least available?

Just email me if you want to be candid off of the group. Want to hear
all the highlights and the downside too.

Thanks,

kb